First deer for 2014 and impressive Kaimai cast antler

I'm starting to get the better of the Kaimai Ranges now and last Saturday nailed my first stag for 2014, managed a neck shot but the bastard still managed to bolt and crash down one off those steep banked creek beds that you see in the bush and think...."fuck I'd hate to carry a decent animal up that!"
That carry owned me !!

Also found a impressive 6 point (12 if matched) cast antler

pics

Neckshot
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i3...1-04081625.jpg

Cast antler
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i3...1-04083756.jpg

and chillin out
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i3...1-04100429.jpg

All good

pic doesnt do the antler justice, will try get a better one and measure it

Nice work Shaneo, bet you knew all about that carry ;)
A twelve out of the kaimais would be legendary

Good. In that pic in the truck he looks like he still has his guts in?

Good to see the rewards for the time you have put in :cool:

Well done shaneo :-)

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Awesome stuff, mates git a couple in there two weeks ago, spiker and a ten in velvet which had good potential come hard antler time.
Do you hang yours with the skin on?

Well done Shaneo that is a good start to the year.

Very interesting structure to that antler, I've not seen anything like that before

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Good. In that pic in the truck he looks like he still has his guts in?

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Nah mate he's just in awesome condition

Well done, neck shot looks a bit high probably why he took off on ya.:thumbup:

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Yea VC it was but for a running shot I'm happy :) was glad to have my mates dog there, they make finding the kill a piece of piss. Look forward to training up my Vizsla this year

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Yea VC it was but for a running shot I'm happy :) was glad to have my mates dog there, they make finding the kill a piece of piss. Look forward to training up my Vizsla this year

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Where’s your Visla from?
Nice dogs.

Member on here by the name of Craig, great guy and they clearly put alot of time and effort into the pups. Pick her up next month

You will be wrapped in your pup. Eva is a wonderful bitch. I’ve hunted with her and Craig a bit.

Yea the videos of Eva in action is pretty awesome.
Just measured that cast antler and from tip to base its 98cm, got the length and width but those points just dont have any spread

Looks very kaimai to me, they all seam to miss the 2nd tine (bez?) Up. Well done on the deer too

Bez or bey.
Lack of is a nelson trait too.

Obviously the kaimai timber is in a class of its own, most likey evolved so they don't tangle with the supple jack. You just measure length.

this pics a bit better
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i3...1-08152826.jpg

That is certainly a long shaft between the bez and trez tines. The bez appears broken and the trez is stunted yet two of the royals are quite long.

hopefully he's got good velvet on him ready for me to smash him over this roar